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. >> two vehicles owned by the united states secret service, one a sedan and one s.u.v. secret service personnel were operating the vehicles. need to -- they had no pro tech tease were in the vehicle with them. >> reporter: the secret service says the cars were being driven from andrews to a garage in the city. they just returned from the vice president's trip from fort lewis in washington state. park police investigators say they know who was struck and killed here but have not been able tolocate any relatives. sergeant david slosser is a sergeant with park police. >> we are identifying him as an adult male. as far as what he was doing at this hour on the suitland parkway, they are looking into it as part of the investigation. >> reporter: in the light of day you can see where this happened. sergeant slosser says the secret service cars were westbound. the pedestrian was crossing at nailer road, just as this woman was doing this afternoon. might there have been other factors involved in the collision? police say they will be looking into every possibility. >> in any fat
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nestle, which sells almost all the canned pumpkin in the united states, the bad weather hurt this year's crop. he company is warning of a potential shortage of the capped pumpkin through the holiday season. cell phone users, beware. someone could be listening in on your calls. to track your every move and it could be completely legal. fox 5s melanie alnwick is here with more. >> reporter: what is frightening is how easy it is to do. all a spy needs is access to your phone, a computer and 30 minutes to monitor everything you do and everywhere you go. private eyes could be watching you through your cell phone and you will never know. the spyware takes the big brother concept to an unprecedented level. >> overall, i think this is a dangerous software capability. i think this is invacation of privacy. >> we downloaded the spy ware from the website and put it on a target phone. his fiance jennifer has the monitor phone. this text message ans he's made a call. >> every time nol's phone sends or receives a call, text or e- mail, jennifer's phone is alerted. now, we're going to
nestle, which sells almost all the canned pumpkin in the united states, the bad weather hurt this year's crop. he company is warning of a potential shortage of the capped pumpkin through the holiday season. cell phone users, beware. someone could be listening in on your calls. to track your every move and it could be completely legal. fox 5s melanie alnwick is here with more. >> reporter: what is frightening is how easy it is to do. all a spy needs is access to your...
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. >> reporter: the united states attorney says the company that owns these buildings and those mosques have been in violation of several american laws for two decades. they say through a front company they funnel millions back to iran's state owned bank, a bank accused of providing support for their nuclear program. at the islamic education center, it's business as usual for the people going interest the mosque -- into the mosque. a member of the mosque who did not want to appear on camera says they just use the property. the owners are the company in new york. other than that, they had no comment and no idea this was happening today. federal prosecutors are taking steps to seize four u.s. mosques in maryland, california and new york. they're also looking at seizing a new york skyscraper owned by a nonprofit muslim organization called alavi foundation. the government claims the foundation has long been suspected of being under iranian government control. prosecutors say they have been helping to illegally funnel money back to iran. a 97-page complaint details involvement of several top
. >> reporter: the united states attorney says the company that owns these buildings and those mosques have been in violation of several american laws for two decades. they say through a front company they funnel millions back to iran's state owned bank, a bank accused of providing support for their nuclear program. at the islamic education center, it's business as usual for the people going interest the mosque -- into the mosque. a member of the mosque who did not want to appear on...
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ida no longer a hurricane by a tropical storm bringing rain to the southeastern united states. there is your radar image. can you see quite clearly the impact ida is having as we speak. heavy rain, those areas in yellow and orange, that is the heaviest rainfall. we could see from three to eight inches of rain with this system as it moves across the southeastern united states. tropical storm slows down -- actually, they usually speed up once they move over land. but this one is still moving at about nine miles per hour, not particularly fast. so a lot of rain, training going on and some flooding going on as well. here are the latest stats on ida as reported by the national hurricane center earlier this morning. it is a tropical storm, maximum sustained wind, 50 miles per hour. the distance to mobile, alabama at about 4:00 this morning was about 60 miles away. by now, it is about 40, 45 miles away. there is the projected track of the storm. it moves to the east. it doesn't move to the northeast but moves to the east. some of the energy from that storm will likely make it to the n
ida no longer a hurricane by a tropical storm bringing rain to the southeastern united states. there is your radar image. can you see quite clearly the impact ida is having as we speak. heavy rain, those areas in yellow and orange, that is the heaviest rainfall. we could see from three to eight inches of rain with this system as it moves across the southeastern united states. tropical storm slows down -- actually, they usually speed up once they move over land. but this one is still moving at...
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. >>> new numbers out tonight about the swine flu here in the united states. the cdc now believes at least 4,000 americans have died from h1n1. that number is four times the previous estimate and includes deas from complications like pneumonia and bacterial infections related to the virus. the cdc says since april many millions of americans have come down with the swine flu. >>> caught on camera, the final moments of a maryland man's life before a deadly police shooting. dash cam video showing what went down after he was pulled over. >>> plus, a plane full of passengers ready for takeoff. so why did police escort the pilot out? the reason could make you uneasy. >>> a fox 5 investigation 911 dispatchers accused of putting the lives of police officers on the line. tonight we track down the woman in charge. why is she running from us? fox 5 news at 10:00 is just getting started. we'll be right back. >>> we're following breaking news tonight from the west coast. boxer mike tyson has been arrested at los angeles international airport. he reportedly got
. >>> new numbers out tonight about the swine flu here in the united states. the cdc now believes at least 4,000 americans have died from h1n1. that number is four times the previous estimate and includes deas from complications like pneumonia and bacterial infections related to the virus. the cdc says since april many millions of americans have come down with the swine flu. >>> caught on camera, the final moments of a maryland man's life before a deadly police shooting. dash...
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we're talking about the security of the united states being at risk here. >> well, there you have it, washington's most infamous couple getting into a white house state dinner without an invitation, and the reaction from the top republican in the house homeland security committee. and we're back now with our panel. dana, as a recent top official in this building, help us understand how it could happen, how someone could get into a state dinner without an invitation and just guess, what would the reaction be in the bush west wing if this had happened? >> i think it would be similar. the u.s. secret service is deeply embarrassed, concerned. it was embarrassing for our president which means it was embarrassing for the american people. i think it's possible that the uniform division, secret service officer, decided to let them through to the next wing. i think what we don't know yet is how they got through that second ring when they had to present identification. when you come to a state dinner, you get a table assignment. you have your name announced as we just saw. those things are prep
we're talking about the security of the united states being at risk here. >> well, there you have it, washington's most infamous couple getting into a white house state dinner without an invitation, and the reaction from the top republican in the house homeland security committee. and we're back now with our panel. dana, as a recent top official in this building, help us understand how it could happen, how someone could get into a state dinner without an invitation and just guess, what...
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states on thursday. >>> new this morning a teenager accused of beating his mother because she would not share e french fries. up next, new developments in the case. >>> a local firefighter is injured on the job but not while battling flames. we'll explain. >>> caught on camera, an nfl owner behaving badly. why was he making these obscene gestures? you're watching fox 5 morning news. h c ♪ how long is she going to be living here? (mom) give her one of these... (announcer) cheerios, with one single gram of sugar... ahh... hey... (announcer) ...makes for a perfect beginning. maybe we'll keep her. (cheerios spilling) (announcer) how can something so little... ...help do something so big. >>> a montgomery county firefighter recovering after getting hurt on the job but it wasn't the result of a fire. after crews douseed a small fire in bethesda, the driver of the fire engine was loading gear back on to the truck when a car hit him. police are interviewing that driver who could face charges. >>> a maryland teenager accused of beating his mother over a flight 800 of french fries will not
states on thursday. >>> new this morning a teenager accused of beating his mother because she would not share e french fries. up next, new developments in the case. >>> a local firefighter is injured on the job but not while battling flames. we'll explain. >>> caught on camera, an nfl owner behaving badly. why was he making these obscene gestures? you're watching fox 5 morning news. h c ♪ how long is she going to be living here? (mom) give her one of these......
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states supreme court. >> well, i was disappointed. >> reporter: phil is the attorney for the six native americans who brought the case which claimed the redskins' logo and name is racially insulting. other sports franchises like the cleveland indians, chicago black hawk, atlanta braves and kansas city chiefs have also faced opposition over their names but now says washington is different. >> the redskins are i think a special case because that's really a disparaging term for native americans whereas many of these others are neutral destructive terms. >> reporter: in 1999, the plaintiffs were successful in getting the redskins trademarks canceled but in 2003, a lower court ruled the native american group had waited too long to file their suit. the supreme court essentially said it saw no reason to overturn t lower court ruling. >> the court did not express an opinion on the merits of the lawsuits, did not even express an opinion on the merits of the ruling that was being challenged, just basically said it's not going to review it. >> reporter: as for the fans, most said they are sticking
states supreme court. >> well, i was disappointed. >> reporter: phil is the attorney for the six native americans who brought the case which claimed the redskins' logo and name is racially insulting. other sports franchises like the cleveland indians, chicago black hawk, atlanta braves and kansas city chiefs have also faced opposition over their names but now says washington is different. >> the redskins are i think a special case because that's really a disparaging term for...
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she says hunger is reaching its highest level in the united states in nearly 15 years. mrs.obama is urging people to volunteer with programs that help feed those who need the help the most. wave put more information about some of those organizes on our web site, myfoxdc.com. check under web livings. >>> coming up next, the holiday tradition at thwhite house. >>> president obama gives two lucky birds a break and while we're talking turkey, we'll hear from one of the experts from the butterball turkey talk line. started taking airborne to help support my immune system when i travelled. but then i realized... there are so many other times my immune system could use help. sfx: [waaaaaahhh!] wife: guess who's teething? airborne guy: like whenever life gets a little out of control... daughter: daddy, meet snake. airborne guy: or any time life catches up to you. anncr: airborne helps support your immune system with a special blend of... zinc, ginger, echinacea, and 13 other vitamins, minerals and herbs... plus a blast of vitamin c! wife: 'night dear. sfx: [kissing sound] airbo
she says hunger is reaching its highest level in the united states in nearly 15 years. mrs.obama is urging people to volunteer with programs that help feed those who need the help the most. wave put more information about some of those organizes on our web site, myfoxdc.com. check under web livings. >>> coming up next, the holiday tradition at thwhite house. >>> president obama gives two lucky birds a break and while we're talking turkey, we'll hear from one of the experts...
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let's look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states. we are seeing rainfall across the southeast into the mid- atlantic. off to the west, you do see the cold front. you can see at line there clearly defining the cold front. clouds, rain, a lot of that rain is moisture associated with the remnants now of ida. area airports, current temperatures, right now, 51 degrees at reagan national. dulles at 49. bw incident marshall is at 50 degrees. your forecast for today, cloudy, cool, no big changes in our temperatures. we may have seen the high for today already. periods of rain and rather breezy winds out of the northeast 10 to 15 miles per hour. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> okay. thank you very much. >>> we are following some breaking news this morning from prince george's county. a man is fighting for his life this morning after he was hit by a car early this morning. park police tell fox 5 the victim was struck on the suitland parkway near naylor road in marlow heights. it happened about 3:00 th
let's look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states. we are seeing rainfall across the southeast into the mid- atlantic. off to the west, you do see the cold front. you can see at line there clearly defining the cold front. clouds, rain, a lot of that rain is moisture associated with the remnants now of ida. area airports, current temperatures, right now, 51 degrees at reagan national. dulles at 49. bw incident marshall is at 50 degrees. your forecast for today, cloudy, cool, no...
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they could ask that the ambassador be removed from t united states. >>> travel troubles for millions of airline passengers today. a computer glitch caused a ripple effect that later delayed or canceled several hundred flights. roz plater breaks down the faa glitch. >> reporter: planes parked on the tarmac, weary travelers scrambling to make alternate plans as a computer glitch sparked flight delays at airports around the country. it's the second time in 15 months it's happened and frequent flyers are none too pleased. >> i wish they would figure things out. there are so many delays. i travel all the time. there's no reason for this kind of delay. >> reporter: worse yet, passengers at dulles told us they were in the dark about what was going on. >> no one knew. even myrtle beach, no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: reagan passengers say they got the bad news from fellow travelers. >> it's the first time i've heard about it. makes you feel uneasy because of the holidays. >> reporter: the faa described the problem as a software glitch that affected two computers in salt lake cit
they could ask that the ambassador be removed from t united states. >>> travel troubles for millions of airline passengers today. a computer glitch caused a ripple effect that later delayed or canceled several hundred flights. roz plater breaks down the faa glitch. >> reporter: planes parked on the tarmac, weary travelers scrambling to make alternate plans as a computer glitch sparked flight delays at airports around the country. it's the second time in 15 months it's happened...
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. >> we owe it to the military and the united states to have that decision made and made as soon as possible. >> reporter: now the white house says the president is starting with a blank slate. rejecting the options he's been presented. including the request of his top general in afghanistan who wants as many as 40,000 additional troops. officials say he wants a clear path to turn responsibility over to the afghan government. >> in order for the united states to withdraw eventually out of that -- out of afghanistan, you have to have a stable afghanistan. >> reporter: but afghanistan is far from stable. and now at associated press reports that the u.s. ambassador there has sent a secret cable to the white house. >> the fact that cables like that are being leaked demonstrates that whatever decision is reached, there will still be disagreement after it's over. >> reporter: the president leaves foreasia today and not expected to announce a before he returns late next week. doug luzader, fox news. >>> as we turn to swine flu fears now, there are stunning new numbers behind the newest fears that t
. >> we owe it to the military and the united states to have that decision made and made as soon as possible. >> reporter: now the white house says the president is starting with a blank slate. rejecting the options he's been presented. including the request of his top general in afghanistan who wants as many as 40,000 additional troops. officials say he wants a clear path to turn responsibility over to the afghan government. >> in order for the united states to withdraw...
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. >>> well she has traveled all across the united states and mexico and sheis just 5 years o. imannie ray melendez loves to travel and experience what each place has to offer and this is inspired her cousin to begin a children's book series based on her adventures. and we're so pleased to say welcome and good morning to author he had we rutledge. and beautiful imannie. good morning, how are you feeling? >> good. >> are you ready for turkey today? >> yes. >> and are you doing the cooking today? >> no. >> i love it. eddie, welcome you. you just flew in to see family. and you say the travel has been an important part in your family through the generations. tell us about that first? >> well since i've been a child, between my aunt and uncle and mother, whenever an opportunity has arisen, we've always been able to ravel along with them on various trips. >> your family made it a priority and a lot of times, for whatever reason, you just can't do that now. but we would get in the car and just go. and it sounds like you all really made the effort to do that as a family? >> yes. i thin
. >>> well she has traveled all across the united states and mexico and sheis just 5 years o. imannie ray melendez loves to travel and experience what each place has to offer and this is inspired her cousin to begin a children's book series based on her adventures. and we're so pleased to say welcome and good morning to author he had we rutledge. and beautiful imannie. good morning, how are you feeling? >> good. >> are you ready for turkey today? >> yes. >> and...
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states and whoever wins gets the polo cup. well next year according to the website india is going to be the country so i'm wondering if their invitation or that they're excuse is someone from the indian delegation had invited them. so we'll pursue that angle. >> sounds good. and we invite folks to check out your reports as well. dan mcdermott with the warren county report. thanks for staying on top of everything. >> my pleasure. have a great black friday. >> thanks, dan, enjoy the shopping. >> and as we say in the news business, the story has legs. we'll hear about it for a while. >>> it's 43 degrees. thank you for staying with us on this friday morning. we'll tell you where you can work off that thanksgiving dinner for free. >>> then a local band gets a big honor. a chance to perform in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we have highlights of their performance when fox 5 morning news continues. here's to discovering that the little things in life are often big things and the time well spent doesn't always me
states and whoever wins gets the polo cup. well next year according to the website india is going to be the country so i'm wondering if their invitation or that they're excuse is someone from the indian delegation had invited them. so we'll pursue that angle. >> sounds good. and we invite folks to check out your reports as well. dan mcdermott with the warren county report. thanks for staying on top of everything. >> my pleasure. have a great black friday. >> thanks, dan, enjoy...
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united states policy on settlements remains unaffected and unchanged. as the president has said, america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. we recognize that the palestinians and other arabs are concerned because israel's moratorium permits the completion of buildings already started and limits the effect of the moratorium to the west bank -- concerns which we share. as to jerusalem, united states policy remains unaffected and unchanged. alice has been stated by every previous administration which addressed the issue, the status of jerusalem and all other permanent status' issues must be resolved by the parties through negotiations. the united states also disagrees with some israeli actions in jerusalem affecting palestinians in such areas as housing, including the continuing pattern of the fictions and demolitions of palestinian homes. the united states has not accepted and disagrees with any unilateral action by either party which could have the effect of pre-empting negotiations. house we and others have said many times,
united states policy on settlements remains unaffected and unchanged. as the president has said, america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. we recognize that the palestinians and other arabs are concerned because israel's moratorium permits the completion of buildings already started and limits the effect of the moratorium to the west bank -- concerns which we share. as to jerusalem, united states policy remains unaffected and unchanged. alice has been stated by...
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so he said to please tell that to the president of the united states. district angeles i had no desire whatsoever to tell the president of the united states, but i said i think i would not be doing a service to him or to the secretary if i did not at least convey the secretary of defense's view on this. so i waited by the phone not exactly in eager anticipation of getting this phone call from the commander-in-chief, and waited and waited and waited. the call had not come, and by the time we landed, it was clear that cheney was right. that the enthusiasm had pretty much blown away. the focus became an conventional force reductions. i guess i tell that story because i think cheney had a good sense at that point of what was going on and had a good sense of what would go on. and fourth anecdote -- when i was assistant secretary of state for east asian affairs, i was the grateful inheritor of an institution started by someone who has become quite well now. once a week, the key people who worked on east asian affairs would meet in the assistant secretary's of
so he said to please tell that to the president of the united states. district angeles i had no desire whatsoever to tell the president of the united states, but i said i think i would not be doing a service to him or to the secretary if i did not at least convey the secretary of defense's view on this. so i waited by the phone not exactly in eager anticipation of getting this phone call from the commander-in-chief, and waited and waited and waited. the call had not come, and by the time we...
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we all grew up under a myth that anybody can be president of united states. this is the national lore but if you try to be any when and if you're not a party favor of it to major parties to bad for you. it is nearly impossible to run an effective national presidential campaign outside of the two-party system because we have systemic barriers even if you have supremely qualified candidates, even if you have popular support. we have systemic barriers that made it difficult to compete and there is no level playing field so when jim bennett writes the system is rigged and nobody cares i know of what he speaks. starting with ballot access, actually let's start with the regulatory system. if you have not had the pleasure of reading event code of federal regulation for campaign-finance i suggest that you do so. one person interviewed explain it to me it is like asking a lawyer i said i am a lawyer. he said is like asking a general practitioner to perform brain surgery and you have to learn all of this while you do your other job 24/7. it is extremely difficult to na
we all grew up under a myth that anybody can be president of united states. this is the national lore but if you try to be any when and if you're not a party favor of it to major parties to bad for you. it is nearly impossible to run an effective national presidential campaign outside of the two-party system because we have systemic barriers even if you have supremely qualified candidates, even if you have popular support. we have systemic barriers that made it difficult to compete and there is...
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three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack obama. but that number was going to decline any way. why? because by 2042, whites are going to be a minority throughout the united states. by 2042, the census bureau a few years ago estimated 2050. they revamped that estimation out to 2042 and as a parent of a 20-year-old i think about what country she is living in. and i see it's already in the schools that she does do. because in our schools, she is a minority, being white. what's going on? immigration is going on. we have more foreign-born living in the state of california today than there are people in
three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack...
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the reason the united states can -- but few persisted that way. the reason the united states can bar all this money despite all the tunnel on the the financial markets -- u.s. treasury securities are still viewed as one of safest assets in the world. the interest-rate the government is currently paid is quite low. but that, many observers think, is a phenomenon that is distinctive to the current financial crisis and that as the crisis waynes -- wanes and investors turn to other places for the money, it will be more difficult for the u.s. government to borrow and the government will have to pay higher rates. there are possible crises from the dead and there are ongoing costs of the dead. -- from debt and their ongoing costs of the debt. one crisis people worry about would be pressure on the federal reserve to increase inflation and inflation away some of the -- inflate away some of the value of the dead. crises, as we know, a very difficult to predict. there are ongoing costs that a much more straightforward. paying interest based on past governmen
the reason the united states can -- but few persisted that way. the reason the united states can bar all this money despite all the tunnel on the the financial markets -- u.s. treasury securities are still viewed as one of safest assets in the world. the interest-rate the government is currently paid is quite low. but that, many observers think, is a phenomenon that is distinctive to the current financial crisis and that as the crisis waynes -- wanes and investors turn to other places for the...
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what do we do to create financial institutions that are part of the united states? to do not have the legal behavior, what do we do to have financial solutions play a role so that entrepreneurs and business people can create real goods and services and meaningful jobs? what would you suggest? >> first of all, we have to look at the money given to the system because they did not put strings attached to it. we have to attach strings produce said you needed it and loosen credit, you did it. you need to take a proportion of your capital and there is a discussion now and there is a talk to see if they can control the rest so the government does not have to subsidize but that should be divided out and more capital should be given and also renegotiation should be much easier. not only is credit not listening but if somebody wants to renegotiate a home or their mortgage gumby cannot get anyone on the phone. the process is so exhausting and documents get lost. of these loans became assets. appeared, you cannot even find her the dee bluster property. you basically made to loo
what do we do to create financial institutions that are part of the united states? to do not have the legal behavior, what do we do to have financial solutions play a role so that entrepreneurs and business people can create real goods and services and meaningful jobs? what would you suggest? >> first of all, we have to look at the money given to the system because they did not put strings attached to it. we have to attach strings produce said you needed it and loosen credit, you did it....
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of the united states of america. and as we resolve to go back to those principles of the founding fathers, to work with states which will have my and tenth amendments resolutions i feel we have a time that's historic to take america back and make a statement to the future which is that we want to leave an american not that our children and grandchildren are burdened with debt from which they will never emerge, but have the opportunity instead to live in an america where our founding fathers cherished of liberties and new the limited form of government was by nature a human right, human nature demanded we have these types of constitutional protections. three branches of government balancing each other, a government whose powers were limited. if we can get back to that we can leave our children the same free nation we were born into. and i think that that is not only our birthright, it is our birth obligation and it's for those reasons i wrote a "america for sale." i'm tremendously thankful for those of you who have bo
of the united states of america. and as we resolve to go back to those principles of the founding fathers, to work with states which will have my and tenth amendments resolutions i feel we have a time that's historic to take america back and make a statement to the future which is that we want to leave an american not that our children and grandchildren are burdened with debt from which they will never emerge, but have the opportunity instead to live in an america where our founding fathers...
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the biggest question facing the united states is ourselves. it is rather whether institutions are ready for the challenge to function and tackle real challenges. i do not have the answer to that. in the past, we have the capacity of making ourselves, of dynamism. it is more a political science question as to whether our politics will allow our country to tackle the deficit, or whether politics are so entrenched that they have made these problems tragic. at the end of the day, what makes history more than anything else is people and ideas. i believe again that the child -- the trial for us is to continue to create a political process for people and ideas to proper. i'm afraid that the answer to that is not obvious. i think there are real questions about whether the politics of the united states, whether the institutions have become sufficiently sclerotic, and special interests, whether we are in a position to assert leadership. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for your leadership. this is an amazing place. when roger asked me to speak this
the biggest question facing the united states is ourselves. it is rather whether institutions are ready for the challenge to function and tackle real challenges. i do not have the answer to that. in the past, we have the capacity of making ourselves, of dynamism. it is more a political science question as to whether our politics will allow our country to tackle the deficit, or whether politics are so entrenched that they have made these problems tragic. at the end of the day, what makes history...
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if he hadn't been in arizona when barry goldwater became the candidate for president of the united states, all of the contacts and all of the things that happened to make him chief justice never would have happened. if we had been working in santa fe or denver, those are just other cities. in 1964, the capital of the conservative movement and really the capital of the republican party was in phoenix. they used to say the goldwater campaign was run by the arizona mafia, of which bill was a member. [inaudible] >> we were a very devoted couple. she was a terribly smart woman. they met when he was in washington as a clerk to justice jackson. she worked are for the c.i.a. on the austria desk, and it was a genuinely -- oh, i'll tell you, this is a very important thing, until her illness, every night they read between 40 and 50 pages aloud together of 18t 18th an 19th century novels and when i first met him and i didn't realize all this, i asked him how he was reading scott quentin durwin and i asked him how come and he said they went through novels and did this, and they had gone through most o
if he hadn't been in arizona when barry goldwater became the candidate for president of the united states, all of the contacts and all of the things that happened to make him chief justice never would have happened. if we had been working in santa fe or denver, those are just other cities. in 1964, the capital of the conservative movement and really the capital of the republican party was in phoenix. they used to say the goldwater campaign was run by the arizona mafia, of which bill was a...
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it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington and promote they're point of view and they're effective. i think there's a very fine line and i think you may have crossed it between analyzing what's an effective lobby and actually becoming, i believe turning into antisemitiz m for jewish people if you go back 50, 70 years the reason why the united states and rest of the world recognizing israel and provided them with the opportunity rea&ly had nothing do with the nonexistent lobby and i believe the world is more complex than perhaps you're aing it to be. i think the united states ha
it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington...
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states and have some sort of advantage over the united states, drives american decision making. this is the reason for the difficulty, a fear that the other side may get some sort of advantage and that they would exploit it. i am rather glad to say we were never put in a position to see whether the soviets would have exploited such an advantage, although the cuban missile crisis is a pretty close case, obviously. >> let me throw in a couple of other names. a member of the scientific advisory committee, the atomic energy commission, made the points along with some of his colleagues that the decision to go ahead with a larger-scale weapon was a good time to try once again to negotiate with the soviet union some sort of control over these weapons. that was not attempted. that was left to one side because the president basically took the advice of dean acheson and his joint chiefs. oppenheimer argued, i think correctly, that these weapons would be more dangerous to the united states, which has more major cities, then they would be to the soviet union, which has fewer cities. and the
states and have some sort of advantage over the united states, drives american decision making. this is the reason for the difficulty, a fear that the other side may get some sort of advantage and that they would exploit it. i am rather glad to say we were never put in a position to see whether the soviets would have exploited such an advantage, although the cuban missile crisis is a pretty close case, obviously. >> let me throw in a couple of other names. a member of the scientific...
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historically, quite often, the united states has been a little late to the party. but after we get there, we have a way of making everyone know that we have arrived. this is our time. we need to make the best use of it. thank you, very much. [applause] >> i think the words that i asked for this morning were honest and bold. thank you, that was honest and bold. >> we will hear honest and bold thoughts from someone who has been on the firing line. please welcome dan walker. >> that was a spectacular opening. i really appreciated. welcome to the newest secretary for renewable energy. we look forward to your remarks. thank you to our sponsors. this is a wonderful event. let me move from pashtun to the paper and pomp of washington d.c. -- lebanon from passion to the paper and paul -- let me move from pashtuion sion to ther and pulp washington dc. few took notice of these moments and we just pushed on. now that we are in the big leagues, are highs are higher and i am afraid our lows are lower. in this moment of an economic security, we're seeing this in full. the future
historically, quite often, the united states has been a little late to the party. but after we get there, we have a way of making everyone know that we have arrived. this is our time. we need to make the best use of it. thank you, very much. [applause] >> i think the words that i asked for this morning were honest and bold. thank you, that was honest and bold. >> we will hear honest and bold thoughts from someone who has been on the firing line. please welcome dan walker. >>...
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as their sole experience with the united states. [laughter] this is problematic on a number of fronts. [laughter] the idea that there would be economic and occupational diversity that we have in the u.s. seems to be pretty much rejected out of hand after orlando, there was new york and san francisco and chicago i did find one person in denmark who had spent one year abroad and richmond, va., when he was in high school. that was an exceptional experience. they have a view of the american political parties as more extreme than they really are. there was a tendency to associate barack obama with what they perceived to be labor- oriented or liberal policies in the european context and to almost associate the american republican party as being far right wing, certainly much further to the right than the conservative party. in britain. this goes back to the first point about seeing our system more unified than it really is. it comes up later on and you see that there is some anger currently right now with barack obama because of this. of
as their sole experience with the united states. [laughter] this is problematic on a number of fronts. [laughter] the idea that there would be economic and occupational diversity that we have in the u.s. seems to be pretty much rejected out of hand after orlando, there was new york and san francisco and chicago i did find one person in denmark who had spent one year abroad and richmond, va., when he was in high school. that was an exceptional experience. they have a view of the american...
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states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of architecture. [unintelligible] the focus of terrorism in our region poses great threat to the entire civilized world and has to be defeated. president obama and i have decided to strengthen our cooperations in the threats of counter-terrorism. welcomes the international interests in nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation. and we have been a consistent advocate of a world free of nuclear weapons. we will work with the united states and other countries at the nuclear security summit, which president obama is hosting next april. in our d
states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of...
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we all grew up under the math that anybody can run and the president of the united states. this is the national lore but if you try to be any one and not the party favorite of one of the two major parties, quote to you. it is nearly impossible to run an effective presidential campaign outside of the two-party system. that is because we have systemic barriers even if you have a supremely qualified candidate and have popular support, we have systemic barriers that made it difficult to compete and there is no level playing field. win jim bennett writes the system is rigged and nobody cares i know of what he speaks. ballot access. actually let's start with the regulatory system. you have not had the pleasure of reading the code of federal regulations i suggest that you do so as on person i interviewed at the federal election commission explained, it is like asking a lawyer and i said i can figure this out. he said no. it is like asking a general practitioner doctor to perform brain surgery and you have to learn all of this while you do your other job. it is extremely difficult
we all grew up under the math that anybody can run and the president of the united states. this is the national lore but if you try to be any one and not the party favorite of one of the two major parties, quote to you. it is nearly impossible to run an effective presidential campaign outside of the two-party system. that is because we have systemic barriers even if you have a supremely qualified candidate and have popular support, we have systemic barriers that made it difficult to compete and...
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- inter
with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i...
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and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with afghanistan as president, i think he'll have a democrat primary and that we'll have a substantial split mountain democrat party, if that's what he does. and i would argue this -- for our party, and the tensions between our kind of economic votes and our religious conservatives, the fact that the energy in republican party is about spending and deficit, if we're so inept we can't take these people and make them part of a new coalition, they we oughting to nothinged. the -- this are 24% of the people in this country who say they would likely vote for a third party and they're
and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with...
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if you join it, you're here to defend the united states. if you can't carry that out -- guest: but the army does need to single out those that are saying they are -- guest: i agree with you completely. guest: almost every jihaddist is a muslim. you not be overly politically correct where you ignore that fact. guest: general casey said the most important thing is we don't affect the diversity of the army. i beg your pardon? your job is to affect the country. i don't care about the dumb diversity goals. host: james is twittering in, i'm still waiting for some people to be fired. we'll go to chris in houston. good morning. on the republican line. caller: first i wanted to mention i agree with you completely. i do not believe sarah palin is really prepared to be president. but then again, if bush could do it, maybe palin could do it, too. host: you're calling on the republican line. are you truly a republican? caller: yes, i am. but i believe there's other republicans that are more qualified for that sort of leadership role. host: so who do you
if you join it, you're here to defend the united states. if you can't carry that out -- guest: but the army does need to single out those that are saying they are -- guest: i agree with you completely. guest: almost every jihaddist is a muslim. you not be overly politically correct where you ignore that fact. guest: general casey said the most important thing is we don't affect the diversity of the army. i beg your pardon? your job is to affect the country. i don't care about the dumb diversity...
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it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests have been patricia murphy. the wsi attached to our website. also joining us, jillian bandies. again, their website attached to the c-span website as well. thank you for joining us. we're going to do a short bit of phones and then we're going to talk about bus service in the united states. we'll be right back. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> washington journal continues. >> host: if you want to weigh in on the short period of open phones, the numbers are on the bo
it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests...
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so they essentially kidnap the body of the present of the united states. they forced their way past the local justice of the peace. they love the car onto mandolins. they bring it out to air force one. they quickly carry this heavy casket up the steps, put in the back of the plane and strap in. as soon as they do that kenny o. donelson is to make you look at this point in your. o'donnell is afraid that the dallas police are coming behind him. he wants to get his plane in the air. so mchugh who is responsible for maintaining the air force -- the kennedy pleads guilty the front of the plane and he says to the captain gets his plane in the air. he says i can't because there's going to be a ceremony on board and were not really sure. eventually mchugh find out trantwo's on the plane that kennedy people don't know that. they think johnson has taken the other thing, the plane he flew in on which was then air force two and is on his way back to washington. the story mchugh tells in his oral history which was released, because like the first time last year which r
so they essentially kidnap the body of the present of the united states. they forced their way past the local justice of the peace. they love the car onto mandolins. they bring it out to air force one. they quickly carry this heavy casket up the steps, put in the back of the plane and strap in. as soon as they do that kenny o. donelson is to make you look at this point in your. o'donnell is afraid that the dallas police are coming behind him. he wants to get his plane in the air. so mchugh who...
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, the united states was a going concern. but this was not true in 1800. it was still in a very fragile position. it was finally settled and jefferson assumes the presidency, but it was a constitutional crisis of the first magnitude, and it resulted in the first change of the vice presidency. you have the 12th amendment, ratified in 18 04, and this changed the electoral college to the way it is today. each elector gets two votes, one for president and one for vice- president. host: tom hon. -- tom on the republican line. caller: this is a fascinating discussion for me, because i've wondered for some years now -- what are your thoughts -- what would it be like if we had the old regime -- say we had obama for president, john mccain as vice president? or let's say we would have richard nixon as president and george mcgovern as vice- president. wouldn't that be interesting? it might not be very good for us nowadays. i will get off there and listen to your answer. please talk at length about my idea. guest: thank you for your ques
, the united states was a going concern. but this was not true in 1800. it was still in a very fragile position. it was finally settled and jefferson assumes the presidency, but it was a constitutional crisis of the first magnitude, and it resulted in the first change of the vice presidency. you have the 12th amendment, ratified in 18 04, and this changed the electoral college to the way it is today. each elector gets two votes, one for president and one for vice- president. host: tom hon. --...
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if we don't act we may have the collapse of finance in the united states and the rest of the world. where were they? >> guest: i don't think there were looking at the data. if they were there were choosing to ignore it or act optimistic because that serve the political agenda. you don't want to be the party in power when the crisis happens. if you can sort of push along and will it to not happen and give this, this is how i look at it from the outside, but give a positive spin you can push it on to rally the next guy or the next administration. >> host: he almost got out. >> guest: he almost got out. >> host: he almost made it. >> guest: if it happened at the beginning of 2009 it would have changed. >> host: talk about this whole business of deregulation. during the ten year period wall street spent $105 billion pressuring congress for campaign contributions to deregulate. what impact did all of that deregulation have on the ensuing financial collapse? >> guest: the repeal of a glass-stiegel was the catalyst for what became the collapse and what became a few years later some enron a
if we don't act we may have the collapse of finance in the united states and the rest of the world. where were they? >> guest: i don't think there were looking at the data. if they were there were choosing to ignore it or act optimistic because that serve the political agenda. you don't want to be the party in power when the crisis happens. if you can sort of push along and will it to not happen and give this, this is how i look at it from the outside, but give a positive spin you can...
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, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama bin laden and al qaeda represented a fringe group of a fringe group in 2001. fairly desperately trying to keep their names on the map. they were rejected by most violent jihadists because they were crazy. they thought they were stupid and immoral. the texted 9/11 basically suggest that was the case and then a massive crackdown on al qaeda. al qaeda still continues to be persistent problem for some people. probably less than 200 people running around in pakistan, according to a fair number of analysts, including american and egyptian intel
, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama...
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- internally. my hope is
with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was...
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and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with afghanistan as president, i think he'll have a democrat primary and that we'll have a substantial split mountain democrat party, if that's what he does. and i would argue this -- for our party, and the tensions between our kind of economic votes and our religious conservatives, the fact that the energy in republican party is about spending and deficit, if we're so inept we can't take these people and make them part of a new coalition, they we oughting to nothinged. the -- this are 24% of the people in this country who say they would likely vote for a third party and they're
and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with...
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and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was young and i had a lot of energy. i was a lost it during that time did i do not advise anyone to go to -- i was a law student during that time did i do not been is anyone to go to law school and be in the legislature at the same time. my wife worked to keep me in law school. we had children. mark was born while i was a law student, actually. i had a great opportunity to be very close to the constituents that i work for, who put me in the job of being in the state legislature. i also think during that time that i was developing my own political philosophy, and i must say that i always thought i kne
and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was...
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ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid to cuban prisoners of conscience and their families. a former cuban diplomat, be laid low was expelled in september 1992 for lack of political confidence and when she refused to divorce her husband and, independent journalist and economist oscar espinosa. after he was accused of being a counterrevolutionary. ms. leiva will testify by videoconference from the united states intersection in havana q but and there is a 42nd delay in the transmission of what she will be saying. ignacio sosa is a board member of friends of bright siskel bata, a nonprofit organization that raises aid for the only non-g
ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid...
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canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is such an emotional response that makes it very difficult to govern, and the role of the media does not help. particularly when the media is more visual than it is reality. the images tell partial truth, the humans do not tell the truth. they distort the american political system and indeed, the american political issue. it is astounding to me to see how people can claim a victory on today's news stories. it is going on today, as we speak. i find it very discouraging. i remained optimistic about the qualities of american society. its willing
canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is...
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of the united states. how scary is that? >> patience. patience. he's studying law. >> sarah palin threw some punches at levi on "oprah" but levi hit back on "e.t. "let's look. >> the whole premise of levi ever having lived with bristol is false, and from there, though, i mean you take that foundational untruth and you can kind of measure all the other things that he's saying. >> you know, she's basically calling me a liar which is total [ bleep ]. i did for, you know, a few, a couple months, and then we split up, and that was it. >> well, i mean, you know, it's becoming he said/she said. >> right. >> if you read the "vanity fair" article i'm sure you read that with levi he says scathing things about her and she went after him and the interview with oprah, she talks about him as a porn star with the "playgirl" thing he's not doing full frontal. oh, my god, san francisco is creating a national day of mourning, because -- but anyway. who do you believe? who do you think is tell -- who is the bigger liar, let's say or the smaller liar? >> wow. i think
of the united states. how scary is that? >> patience. patience. he's studying law. >> sarah palin threw some punches at levi on "oprah" but levi hit back on "e.t. "let's look. >> the whole premise of levi ever having lived with bristol is false, and from there, though, i mean you take that foundational untruth and you can kind of measure all the other things that he's saying. >> you know, she's basically calling me a liar which is total [ bleep ]. i...
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right now, most states in the united states have one or two insurance companies with control , most of the market in the state. in new mexico, two insurance companies can control 65% of the market. what we're trying to do in this bill is set up an insurance exchange using my home state of new mexico as an example where there will be many more companies, and in addition, there will be the non-profit public option that will also be a competitor. dedicated -- it's a non-profit dedicated just to health care. so with this bill, we're going to provide many more options for people on health care. host: let me pick up on that point, because this other viewer is saying if citizens live in a state and that state has opted out, are they then exempt from the mandates and taxes related to the health care bill? guest: yes. as far as the public option, because the public option is going to be set up and run on premiums on its own with the people that participate in it nationwide. so basically, what you're talking about is in the public option is having a private non-profit that's going to be provide
right now, most states in the united states have one or two insurance companies with control , most of the market in the state. in new mexico, two insurance companies can control 65% of the market. what we're trying to do in this bill is set up an insurance exchange using my home state of new mexico as an example where there will be many more companies, and in addition, there will be the non-profit public option that will also be a competitor. dedicated -- it's a non-profit dedicated just to...
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a year ago today president obama became the 44th president of the united states. richelle carey is here to tell us how can you weigh in on how the president is doing. he had the successful election one year ago today. >> people get yearly check ups you could kind of equate it to that and everybody has an opinion when it comes to their local politicians and their president. is there really a connection is kind of where we're going with this. how do you think the president is doing a year after barack obama became president? let's think about this. do you think things have gotten worse where you live? have they gotten better? in there are, a couple of state elections everyone was focused on, virginia, new jersey, they went republican, but those are states that were really critical to barack obama becoming president. again, republican governors, what do you think that says about the job president barack obama is doing, or do you think there's no connection at all? people really pay attention to politics. we really want to know, do you think there's any connection bet
a year ago today president obama became the 44th president of the united states. richelle carey is here to tell us how can you weigh in on how the president is doing. he had the successful election one year ago today. >> people get yearly check ups you could kind of equate it to that and everybody has an opinion when it comes to their local politicians and their president. is there really a connection is kind of where we're going with this. how do you think the president is doing a year...
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the medicaid units have fraud units. units. we send a lot of this work to the states. host: boston, linda, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. in my situation, i had to go on medical disability. i had worked all my life. i ended up having to get a lawyer because i was miss used three times, which i could not afford. and they took money for the lawyer. it took two years to get it done. done. i was only awarded one year . a husband was in and out of . . the economy has risen. i have a plan d prescription plan. i'm a diabetic title oype one. i want to know -- when you have these conversations, which are related, how do i get through to a real person? who can help me? guest: i am probably not able to answer your question. i do not have enough information about your particular circumstance. it sounds like you're doing the right thing. you have worked through the system. i would suggest you talk to one of the lawyers that is working with you. host: james tweets in -- guest: there are a number of proposals out there. it's hard to talk about a specific bill. and numb
the medicaid units have fraud units. units. we send a lot of this work to the states. host: boston, linda, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. in my situation, i had to go on medical disability. i had worked all my life. i ended up having to get a lawyer because i was miss used three times, which i could not afford. and they took money for the lawyer. it took two years to get it done. done. i was only awarded one year . a husband was in and out of . . the economy has risen. i have a...
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going to affect your retirement in the united states navy. but you brought this on yourself. and i don't have any sympathy for you in that respect. there's going to be $348 in court costs, $151 lien. is there a cost of prosecution? >> what about the anger management class, your honor? >> she's already gone through a year and a half of counseling. >> we'd still like something to say that it meets the requirement of our anger management in florida. >> i don't think there is a requirement of anyway. i want you to do an eight-hour anger management class also. that's standard. >> no contact with mr. oefelein? >> is there any reason she needs to contact mr. oefelein? >> no. >> he's not a defendant in this case. >> judge -- >> or a victim -- >> no contact whatsoever with mr. oefelein either. do you understand? >> i understand. >> judge, i think we've honored this -- while she's been on release -- >> boy, this has got to sting for colleen shipman who gave a very tearful testimony just a short while ago. the state attorney had been asking that there b
going to affect your retirement in the united states navy. but you brought this on yourself. and i don't have any sympathy for you in that respect. there's going to be $348 in court costs, $151 lien. is there a cost of prosecution? >> what about the anger management class, your honor? >> she's already gone through a year and a half of counseling. >> we'd still like something to say that it meets the requirement of our anger management in florida. >> i don't think there...
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virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim cain, a phenomenal governor. and they had -- who's leaving now, mark warner. they had mark warner. so their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing that was on the ballot was the transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly. and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonald that won, bob mcdonald, i mean, bob mcdonald liked when you and me were chattel. he liked when we couldn't own things and couldn't vote. that's what bob mcdonnell was. >> those were the days. >> you know, but he ran as a moderate. that's the thing that nobody wants to talk about. bob mcdonnell decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob for jobs. he ran as a complete moderate. never talked about social issues. which is what these conservatives are harping on, and they're going to lose. >> do you think that all of this kind of like tea partying that's
virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim cain, a phenomenal governor. and they had -- who's leaving now, mark warner. they had mark warner. so their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing that was on the ballot was the transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly. and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonald that won, bob mcdonald, i...
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and we wanted them to know, and we want america to know that the united states army, the united states government at large stands ready to provide them every possible assistance, not just today, not just through the weekend, but what will undoubtedly be very troubling, very challenging times ahead. i want to give a special thanks and a word of admiration to the first responders. those who came when the call went out. within minutes of the shots being fired in the center. and those soldiers who utilized their battlefield -- >> you're seeing there secretary of the army john mchugh. 13 people dead, 30 wounded. we'll continue to monitor this behind the scenes and we'll let you know what else is said. >>> meanwhile, i want to talk you to you about the suspect in another shooting. allegedly opened fire in an office building in downtown orlando. that suspect is in custody. police say at least six people were shot and one was killed. the wounded victims are in stable condition. orlando police say the suspect appears to have acted alone at this point. there is his picture. he was taken into pol
and we wanted them to know, and we want america to know that the united states army, the united states government at large stands ready to provide them every possible assistance, not just today, not just through the weekend, but what will undoubtedly be very troubling, very challenging times ahead. i want to give a special thanks and a word of admiration to the first responders. those who came when the call went out. within minutes of the shots being fired in the center. and those soldiers who...
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the postal service is enshrined in the constitution of the united states. we have a law that says the postal service should produce universal service. we have to maintain a basic service. host: joseph, independent caller. caller: one of the previous callers mentioned at the topic -- the vending machines. i look forward to going to the post office now with dread. one local post office has a giant hole in the wall covered with plywood where the vending machines used to be. when i asked one of the minister why they were gone. she said it was cost control. there's no way it can be more efficient to have all those people waiting in line. it makes no sense to me. there's something seriously wrong with the reasoning behind this kind of decision. i have seen it across the board. they're using space in the post offices for selling packages that have teddy bears and balloons on them. they should be sticking to basics, common-sense service. if i can avoid going to the post office, i will do it. they might as well -- it is just a nightmare. it is a baffling ordeal. gue
the postal service is enshrined in the constitution of the united states. we have a law that says the postal service should produce universal service. we have to maintain a basic service. host: joseph, independent caller. caller: one of the previous callers mentioned at the topic -- the vending machines. i look forward to going to the post office now with dread. one local post office has a giant hole in the wall covered with plywood where the vending machines used to be. when i asked one of the...